PETTERSSON IN FINE SHAPE WITH HERITAGE WIN

Five-stroke victory over Johnson marks fifth PGA tour title

Save the fitness trailer for the rest of the PGA Tour, Carl Pettersson knows he’s fine the way he is.

Pettersson used another fast start for a 2-under 69 and a five-shot victory over Zach Johnson on Sunday at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Pettersson has never fit the tapered, powerful build made popular by Tiger Woods and copied by scores of young players.

The one time that the 34-year-old Pettersson did slim down and lost 30 pounds, he also lost his winning swing.

“Ultimately, just cause you don’t look like an athlete doesn’t mean you’re not an athlete,” Pettersson said. “We’re not running a marathon out here, we’re walking 18 holes.”

And no one walked them better this week at Harbour Town Golf Links than Pettersson. He finished at 14 under to win his fifth PGA Tour title and first since 2010.

“It was great,” said Pettersson. “I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself, so I kind of downplayed the whole thing. But getting off to a birdie on one was great.”

Pettersson, second in the Houston Open two weeks ago, earned $1,026,000.

Top-ranked Luke Donald needed to finish eighth or better to retain his ranking, but tied for 37th and will fall behind Rory McIlroy.

Johnson shot a 70 to finish second at 9 under.

Masters winner Bubba Watson and most of the world’s best took the week off to recover from the year’s first major.

Encompass Pro-Am

Michael Allen won the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am for his second Champions Tour title, closing with a 3-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Kenny Perry in Lutz, Franz.

Allen finished the three-day event at TPC Tampa Bay at 12 under. He took a five-shot advantage into the final round, tying the tournament record for the largest 36-hole margin.

Allen also won the 2009 Senior PGA Championship.

Malaysian Open

Louis Oosthuizen won the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur a week after losing a playoff to Watson in the Masters.

The South African completed a 3-under 69 in the rain-delayed third round, then closed with a 68 for a three-stroke victory over Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher. The 2010 British Open champion finished at 17-under 271.

Elsewhere

•Torrey Pines High alum Alex Aragon won the TPC Stonebrae Championship in Hayward for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 4-under 66 over three others. Aragon had a 10-under 270 total and earned $108,000.

•After a rain-shortened nine-hole final round, Ryan Burgess of Rancho Santa Fe shot a 6-over 182 to win the Boys Division of the Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship in Plano, Texas.